Mike Stopforth

Thanks so much for helping spread the word about our upcoming dinner, 27 (website) in Jozi.
We have about 3 places left, although I don’t mind so much if we go overboard as I’m pretty keen to pack out the Studio in Primi and not let anyone else in
There are also a number of [...]

I’ve been suckered into the third blogging meme in as many weeks. First up was the 5 Things You Don’t Know About Me thingy, closely followed by the Superhero thingy, and now Aquila and Shaun have enlightened me to the “Your Life As A Soundtrack” meme. It’s getting sadder, and I’m game. [...]

Open Culture: University Podcast Collection
A collection of high quality educational podcast resources
(tags: podcast education Podcasts learning free university audio)

Tag Cloud 2.0 | twopointouch: web 2.0, blogs and social media
Great article from Ian Delaney on tagging (folksonomies) and their prevalence in all things 2.0
(tags: tagging tags folksonomy folksonomies web2.0 enterprise2.0)

Yeah!Fi: Save Jou Ma Se Power!
Henk’s an [...]

Ideate - Small Business in South Africa » To employ or not to employ?
An insightful post from the Ideate gang
(tags: talent HR hiring employing management business Entrepreneur entrepreneurship)

Just this week, goes on record for the following gems:
1. “Get emmon auter Daddy” (”Get lemon water Daddy” - he struggles with L’s, W’s and R’s)
2. Conversation in the bath…

Ethan, pointing to a mole on my stomach: “Daddy go see Doctor Cruzu” (our GP is Dr. Croeser)
Me: “Why, my boy?”
Ethan: [...]

How to Write Blog Posts Other Bloggers Will Link To | Marketing Profs Daily Fix Blog
More useful tips from B. L. Ochman
(tags: blogs writing linklove bloggers)

Micro Persuasion: NBA’s Dallas Mavs Ask Fans to Wiki Every Game
If the Dallas Mavericks can wikify every game, what the hell is stopping your organisation from taking advantage of the [...]

Apologies to those of you who were getting itchy about our lack of organisation around the upcoming 27 geek dinner right here in Jozi.
We’ve confirmed with Primi Piatti Rosebank once again, simply on the basis that our last dinner there was a success and we know what to expect.
However, because it’s a Saturday [...]

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Dave’s moonlighting, originally uploaded by Mike Stopforth.

My business partner’s cashing it in on the sly…

MyVideo: South African YouTube clone at chilibean
Paul does a cool feature on the local iteration of the global social video sharing phenomenon, YouTube.
(tags: social video media MyVideo YouTube SouthAfrica)

Shel Holtz is raving about Southwest Airlines’ contest - Wanna Get Away? - which encourages Southwest customers to co-create ads, and now their redesign of the homepage of the Southwest website.
They are simply asking customers to send photo’s of places Southwest has taken them - emphasizing the company’s ‘Freedom to Fly’ mission.
Can it [...]